SPRING RECIPES

A collection of recipes for spring, using the best ingredients and easy, reliable techniques. Sustainable ingredients to help lower your carbon footprint.

Best Lemon Cheesecake Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
December 15, 2022July 17, 2023

This recipe for making a lemon cheesecake is very simple. But there are so few ingredients that making the best cheesecake is all about using the very best ingredients.

Best Cherry Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
September 18, 2022July 12, 2023

Best Cherry Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Recipe starts with the best ingredients – chunks of Valrhona milk chocolate and Luxardo cherries.

Best Hurricane Drink Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
August 16, 2022July 12, 2023

The Best Hurricane Drink Recipe to make Mini Hurricanes for Mardi Gras.

Pea Pesto Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
May 12, 2022July 12, 2023

This pea pesto recipe is a wonderful way to celebrate the arrival of spring – and very easy to make.

Instant Pot Skyr Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
May 2, 2022July 12, 2023

Skyr is thick and creamy, similar to yogurt. It is actually a fresh cheese, since rennet is added. It has been made in Iceland for centuries.

Maraschino Cherry Ice Cream Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
April 14, 2022July 12, 2023

MarasCherry Ice Cream Recipes made with Italian maraschino cherries

Roasted Garlic AÏOLI Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
April 1, 2022July 12, 2023

This roasted garlic aïoli served with artichokes was definitely “farm to table”, since we actually went to the farm for the garlic and artichokes and brought them home to our table.

Irish Shortbread Cookie Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
March 17, 2022July 12, 2023

This Irish Shortbread cookie recipe is so easy to make. But there are a few secrets that you need to know.

Irish Oatmeal in an Instant Pot

by Lisa LeCoump
March 14, 2022July 12, 2023

Steel cut Irish oatmeal made in an Instant Pot – couldn’t be easier

Local eggs from the Farmers Market

by Lisa LeCoump
March 9, 2022July 12, 2023

When we need fresh eggs, we buy local eggs from the Farmers Market.

“While traveling the world and looking for the best ingredients, we found that many producers who care about quality also care about sustainability. We discovered that by choosing the best ingredients we had reduced our carbon footprint. A few more changes, and we cut our carbon footprint in half! Then we realized that if everyone did this, it would have a big effect on climate change. Little changes add up to something big. Little things matter. We could save the world, one cookie at a time.”

Professional Photographer - Food Photographer, Wedding Photographer. Lisa was previously the Deputy Agricultural Commissioner, responsible for reviewing and enforcing organic regulations and Environmental Protection Agency pesticide use regulations. She also worked for years as an Agricultural Advisor in California, a farmer in California, and an Agricultural Extension Agent in Thailand. She received a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from California State University, Chico and studied Integrated Pest Management at U.C., Davis, which involved farming methods that preserve the environment.